BrianK

So you've got a carrier who delivers to random addresses too. That the pits! I agree about privatizing it. The Constitution says we have to have one. I don't think it stipulates what form it takes. (But I could be wrong) Well, I remembered that there's a gent at the local PO who actually does care, he's the gent who tracks down randomly delivered packages, so I called him. He has tracking tools we don't have access to and told me that it's been going round and round the sorting center. Said he'd give them a call to fix the problem. So maybe I'll have the barrel in my hot little hands tomorrow. Not too bad; something that should have taken 3 days took a week.

Nice looking AR! "Never any harm in telling the truth about the US Postal "Service". Typical government inefficiency, augmented by incompetence and indifference. Zero accountability. " wrote KSdefender. So I will. OK then, I will post what I didn't want to bore people with. I need to vent. I'm POed. One of the advantages of the KIDD Supergrade is the ability to rapidly switch barrels. It can go from a heavy bench rifle to a lightweight field rifle in WAYYYYY under a minute. Of course 'scope change and buttstock change will add to that time. I love the SG as a heavy bench rifle but I miss not having a field rimfire, having sold many traditional long guns and my favorite field rifle being one of those. But KIDD to the rescue. I planned for this with the SG. I have one of their ULW barrels on order. I placed the order last Thursday and KIDD got it out on Friday morning. It made it's way to the South Portland (Maine) distribution center on Sunday which is 90 miles away from the post office where it gets on the white truck to be delivered to me. It's less than a 90 minute drive. But with stops along the way at other post offices it can stretch to a few hours at most. I've watched the process many times with "tracking". My barrel has been stuck on a truck "In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late", since Sunday. It's now midday Wednesday. Yeah, no poop, "It's going to be late" ! Calling to spur USPS into action doesn't work. They don't care. Late delivery? They don't care. So I sit and wait for the package with no recourse. USPS SUX! I gave them delivery instructions to hold the package at the local post office 'cause our carrier has a habit of delivering just as fast as her gas foot can manage. That means delivery addresses are randomly chosen, speed is of the essence to her. So on a very local level delivery to the correct address isn't assured. But now this. The package isn't even brought to the local post office so that I can drive there to pick it up. Have I mentioned how much USPS SUX? UPS is OK but I had no choice in the matter. Have I mentioned how much USPS sux? "Pay lots more get, much less" should be its motto. Rant mode off.

Decided not to bore people with this. It's gone!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he wrote! Yesterday it was overcast with an almost imperceptible air movement, it really couldn't be called a breeze. Very unusual for that range that ALWAYS has wind. So I went to the range. I had a Contender barrel threaded and wanted to test it and make sure the scope was zeroed after reinstallation. It was and I had to touch nothing. Putting the can on it gave groups roughly 2x the size w/o the can. I was shooting from a rest but I'm not the handgun shooters I was even 20 years ago (aging sux!). I feel the handgun can do much better than the groups suggest. The black dots are 1" diameter. https://postimg.cc/qtX7wvgQ

I meant to add, if my calculations are correct the field rifle will be 1/2 the weight of the bench configuration >12# vs 6# 4 ozs.

One of the benefits of the KIDD supergrade is the barrel change option. So one expensive rimfire (10/22 pattern) can be a heavy bench rifle and in minutes morph into a field rifle. Right now it's a 12# + bench rifle. But in the mail is an ULW barrel and it should be here not later than Tuesday. But USPS has screwed up delivery dates before. To speed up the morphing process I have 2 sets of Torx bits coming in today I'll take out the one with the best fit to put in my driver set so that I can remove the target scope and put on the 3-9x field scope w/QD levers. Already in hand is the lightweight buttstock that goes on the buffer tube. Off comes the Luth-AR buttstock. I figure conversion will be under 5 minutes if I'm slow. Yes, in testing things returned to zero.

Wishing you well Sisco. We've been very dry for weeks(?) now. Our well is fine, we can't pump it down if I run it out on the ground 24/7/365, but I bet folks with marginal shallow wells might be having problems. Today we have soaking rain so it'll soak in and heavier rain tonight and tomorrow. I wanted to get to the range tomorrow but that's probably not going to happen.

I still think the default option for MasterCard should be not giving out data. But hours later the cards arrived and everything has been "fixed"; for now. No doubt there are some folks who have been given my blessing to auto-subscribe me that will turn up in time. But the option and my HUGE complaint is Mastercard taking it on themselves to think they were authorized to give my card # to people they liked without my approval. That's modern life and huge legalese agreements that no one reads or has a legal team paid to read for them. Yeah, it sux.

MtnMike, what timing! Customer service... A week or so ago I was scammed (totally my fault) I contacted Mastercard to undo the charge, cancel my card and get a new one. Still waiting on the new cards that will be delivered today. BUT, everyone has the new card number, EXCEPT ME! I have subscriptions with Amazon and if they don't get delivered it's no big deal. It can wait until Amazon gets the new number, except they already have it. Another outfit that I'm on the fence about continuing business with since they tricked me into a subscription I didn't want to have the new card #, they have it too. There is no easy way to contact that company and if they wanted my business I wanted them to call me. But Mastercard gave them the new #. That's infuriating! I didn't give Mastercard authorization to give anything re: me to anyone. But the people that actually do need my new card #, T-Mobile, no, Mastercard didn't give it to them, so my cell phone is useless as a phone. I was madder than a hornet when I found this out. Using my landline that only does local, emergency, and 1 800 calls I was able to contact Mastercard. There is a way to deselect Mastercard giving out information. The default should be not giving it out but that's not the case. Mine is changed to that option now. Just be aware. If you don't tell them to not share your data they will share it. While on the phone (still waiting on my new cards) it was suggested that the new and as yet undelivered cards should be cancelled and new ones issued once again. I about hit the ceiling. That would mean waiting another 2 weeks so that I could give payment to T-Mobile to use my phone. All because Mastercard gave out my card #. No that's not happening. Oh, so Amazon has the new card #. I figured let me go into that acc't and get my new card # so that I could pay T-Mobile. No, it's not available to me through Amazon. But Amazon has it to use while I don't.

I know of some people (and I use the word loosely) who need to be launched like that in The Granite State. Multiple times if it doesn't work the first time.

Maybe. Esp' if the meat is cured for the cold smoke. The cure would tend to keep the meat safe. That would be one of the very few uses I would have for leftist politicians... Testing experimental cooking methods on them. As long as I don't need to be in the same room with them.

Yes, this ^^^^ . Of course a laboratory type can be purchased, I don't remember the name, but they were among the first SV "machines". But they are quite expensive, large, and just not needed anymore. If I was SVing for a hospital or large facility that's what I'd have, and a dedicated space for it, just like the space for the oven and other cooking appliances. But again, they are pretty much a thing of the past and not needed for home use. We don't have a lot of space and the machine just doesn't take up much of what we do have. When I SV lots of meat*, I use a small "cooler" as the vessel. One whose top I modified to allow the SV machine to get into the water. Otherwise it's a largish poly food storage container (from a restaurant supply store) or a pot. *I've been known to buy lots of a cut when it goes on sale and SVing 30+ of them at a time (in the cooler) isn't unusual for me. The first cook takes the most time in the bath since to do SV correctly the items have a warming time where they are warmed through (they soak up the heat), then a cooking time, and a pasteurization time. After that's been done it all gets chilled as rapidly as I can manage, then frozen. To use we take out as many individual portions as we need, warm them at the same temp' they were cooked at, and in an hour or so they're ready to be finished off by whatever method is appropriate. But whichever it is, first cook or warmup, while it's doing it's thing I'm doing my thing. The only time we come together is in putting the items in the bag and then the bath, then finishing them off. And the results are spectacular when done correctly. I've had people who don't eat meat try a piece, finish off the portion, and come back for more. The incorrect way is the way my brother did it. He SVed some steaks BEFORE he had a means to finish them off. I guess he didn't know a super hot fry pan could be used.Not to cook them, just to brown them. Anyway, he served the pale steaks with no Maillard reaction flavor and his wife told him never again. Another way is to do as I've read some restaurants do it with a far too short a time for the first cook. For food safety the times really shouldn't be shortened. If adding up the times for the 3 stages comes to 6 hours minimum time at XXX degrees then that's what it takes. For example, the filets and NY strips that I did above figured out to 6 hours at 129 degrees. But we ate them after 8 hours. That was all to the good. But 4 hours would have been flirting with risky food.

Too late now. It's mostly all gone. Some rolls and c'flower potato salad are leftovers. I cooked 6 steaks, 2 NY strips and 4 Filet Mignons. The ladies had filets and loved them. I had a strip and it was also very good. Whoops(!), 2 filets and 1 Strip are still in the bags in the refrigerator. Yeah, I'm terrible about taking pix when people are waiting for food and conversation is going on.

We're having a friend over to an early supper tonight so some steaks were put in the 129 degree sous vide bath at 0800. After they come out of the hot tub I finish them off with some dextrose and a torch. That produces the Maillard reaction that gives grilled meat that great flavor. Plus, it's a guy thing. Who doesn't like using fire? Our friend will bring homemade yeast rolls (I can eat 1/2 of one, I'm on a very low carb diet) and the veg' will be cauliflower "potato" salad. To find out what Sous Vide is it's best to just do a 'net search. It can turn someone who doesn't cook into a gourmet chef. Really. It's super easy. Tonights steaks? they're probably ready now (1430), but we won't eat until 1700-1800. They won't overcook and they will be a perfect med' rare from edge to edge, no grey meat.

Oh, and one of these also arrived. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q3VST3Y?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 What does that have to do with shooting? The range I belong to has the 25 and 50 yard berms down low. My bipod only depresses just so much. My rear bag needs to be elevated and I think the adjustable elevation will work best. I guess I'll find out.

Yesterday an HK 3 lug adapter arrived for my .32/20 Contender barrel. Why? I want to load some light bullets sub-sonic* and don't want to fiddle with changing the end cap on the can. I thought I'd have a problem finding an adapter to fit the 5/8 24 (I think that's the thread) on the barrel, but no, they are easily found. Still waiting on the B&T parts that I ordered on 8/23. Supposedly they shipped a "partial " order today. If they had contacted me to tell me they were waiting for all the parts that would have been OK. But silence on their part prompts an inquiry; common sense, which is not all that common today. Whatever. * Sure I can load light subsonics in the .300BLK AR-15 but I don't know if they'll feed even if I manually operate the charge handle. So phooey on that, just load light subs in the single shot and bullet shape means nothing.

I suggest to folks who build HD firearms to have different colored micro red dot sights (MRDS) and lasers if they have both (best IMO). If the MRDS sight is set up correctly once the firearm is brought to the weld one will be looking through it. I suggest red for that since the eye won't need to search for it. The laser should be green. Why? If it's a different color the laser can be set to the sight and easily checked once zeroed. If it too is red which is which? Good luck! And yellow/green is where the human eye is most sensitive. So a green laser is immediately picked up "out there".

A pic rail end cap, pin, and hairpin clip for my B&T GHM9 SBR. The factory folding "wire" stock is a hair too long and I'm looking at one that will fit me better. On a small PCC I don't want a too long stock, I prefer too short rather than too long. I have one that fits me better but it's rigid and I want one that folds AND fits me better. Yeah, I know I'm asking a lot. The end cap was supposed to be delivered today but wasn't. The pin and hairpin clip have been on order for 9 days tomorrow and still haven't even entered the USPS system. B&T gets flunking grades for that! Maybe they're on vacation. In Summer? In Tampa? Maybe but not my top choice for time of year for vaca' in Tampa. But I don't live there. (obviously, otherwise I'd drive there and pick the minor parts up)

Have fun with your new handgun. Just curious, do you plan on shooting supersonic loads or subsonics mostly? SS are easy for function, subsonics can be an issue. I have found just one commercial subsonic that functions in mine, but reloading makes subs pretty easy. I like .300BLK alot! And I like the looks of arm braced handguns or SBRs. They just look right. Add a can and they still look right. Someone mentioned flash? Maybe little to none. The cartridge is designed for fast powder that burns completely in a 9" barrel (from memory and I have CRS) and not huge amounts of it, so flash may be low, esp' with subs. I'm very interested in reading your after range action report.

I think I can do better but things just keep getting in the way of trigger time. I made (IMO) necessary changes now I just need to try them. One thing I can't change is the old guy behind the trigger. I also need to zero a T/C Contender .22 barrel that I had threaded, work up a subsonic load for a .32/20 T/C barrel, and cast a mess of 220 grain .308 bullets for the .32/20 and .300 BLK. But I also made changes in 2 other rifles. The KIDD SG got a new KIDD DLC bolt, and the Ruger Charger Takedown SBR also got one. Why? They wear cans, but if they didn't .22 rimfire is reason enough. Rimfire is filthy and DLC just wipes clean. It's also inherently slick. I expect no issues but I still need to check for reliability. Yeah, I know pix or it didn't happen. The .22 rimfire wears a HK 3 lug adapter. The .32/20 is below. I'll probably get another 3 lug adapter for the .32/20. Both barrels use the same Dead Air Ghost that handles rimfire on up to .45. As long as it's a handgun cartridge or subsonic it handles it. Lotsa pressure is a no-no for the Ghost.. Sorry, the DLC bolts are installed and just look blackish, nothing to see here! But I did a review of the bolts over on RFC. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/the-kidd-dlc-bolt-a-review.1307691/?post_id=13462612#post-13462612

OK so I didn't check the temp' today but I'd be surprised if it went above 75. We had some humidity and it looked like it was going to rain any second but other than extremely light rain in the early morning, nothing. But we've had lots of rain this year. Those with wells that go dry, I doubt that they're having problems this year. Tomorrow rai is forecast, then for the week temps not going over 75, lower humidity, and sun. Hopefully low or no wind. I need to get to the range.

That's a decision of beauty! (if such a thing exists) But particularly because we are dealing with the scumbags at ATF I no longer have any arm braced handguns*. Why? Because they love to pick on folks who don't have deep pockets to defend themselves. That would be me. Yet ATF does have deep pockets paid for by our taxes. That needs to change. The rules need to change so that when an agency is found guilty the people in the agency involved have to pay damages out of their pockets and not out of agency funds aka as taxes. Also reimburse ALL the funds used for the illegal actions. If a president can be charged for actions he did while in office that goes with that thinking that agencies can be also**. Oh, and Joe, and Hillary, that goes for your criminal enterprises too. * I now cheek them and that's almost as good. Just look it up on youtube. It can't be done with all handguns but the ones it can be done with, yeah, it works fine, easily out to 50 yards. ** I don't believe that but I use the lefts logic.

I ordered a new DLC bolt for my KIDD SG. The blurb about the new bolts stated they'd be shipped in October. But I got a heads up that mine was shipping a few days ago. I disregarded it thinking it was an automated message and the computer somehow screwed up. But no, it's arriving today. Why DLC? I've been using a DLC bolt in a suppressed .300BLK in the hope that it would be easier to clean. Yup, just wipe it clean. Some folks also run them dry. I don't. The KIDD is a rimfire and rimfire burns filthy. Add a can and that makes it even worse. DLC should pay off bigtime in it. The lube I have planned is Hornady one shot and the combo should work great together. Right now I have a plain ol' KIDD bolt in it with One Shot and I just use compressed air to clean it. Also being delivered are 2 bricks of SK Standard plus ammo.

OK, not centerfire so maybe different factors causing cold bore shift. With rimfire I have seen cold bore fliers at 50 yards, maybe .2 mils. Then the rest go where they're supposed to go. But the term "cold bore" is a myth with rimfire IMO. It has absolutely nothing to do with the temp' of the bore or rimfire wouldn't settle down after one shot. There's maybe 3 grains of powder in a LR cartridge and with SV (subsonic) ammo the bullets are lubed lead so very little friction for barrel heat. But the term is cold bore. But the fact of cold bore does exist, at least I've seen it. I think the videos below may suggest an answer as to what it is. It also suggests a solution and darned if it didn't work! But is it the same for copper jacketed lead? IDK! So since watching those videos I checked SK ammo, the best that I currently use in my KIDD SG, and yes, first round velocity spike exists. Using the straw gets rid of that. It also gets rid of the POI shift if I'm not so lazy as to just shoot a round and forget the straw. Yeah. most of the time I just fire a round to put moisture in the bore. IMO interesting stuff. Rimfire long range is "condensed" long range. What we do at 300 yards = somewhat what a .308 does at 1000. I'm not saying that I have shot at 300 yards yet but working toward it. Wind... I never had to contend with that in the forest of Maine where shots are short and speed is king (accuracy too of course). Thank goodness for the Army's "quick kill" training in '70. I actually had to slow down for hunting (wingshooting) or all I had was a cloud of feathers. Good training. Deer hunting? No problem, one shot with the .308 and I had venison every time. But long range? Very different.

Thanks. I never would have thought KY saw those temps. Are most Kentuckyans ready for that with winterized cars and such? Sorry for the curiosity but I'm amazed at those temps in a place I never expected them. I'm in Maine and we know to expect it. I actually prefer our dry -20 than 85 with humidity.